In addition, he held multiple bilateral meetings in which the Secretary of Finance also participated, Pablo Quirno, and the Undersecretary of International Financial Relations, Matías Mana.
During the day, the Minister spoke with the representatives of the countries in the Preliminary Session of Heads of Delegation of the IDB and in the Joint Meeting of the Committees of the Assemblies of Governors of the IDB and the IIC, on the institutional strategy of the organization; governance; and the capitalization of IDB Invest and IDB LAB.
Likewise, the head of Economy and Quirno had a meeting with the former United States Senator and advisor to President Biden, Chris Dodd in which the bilateral relationship continued to be strengthened and there was discussion about the economic reforms that are being developed in Argentina.
Later, they held a meeting with the deputy assistant secretary of the United States Treasury, Michael Kaplan and with the Director of the Western Hemisphere of the Treasury Department, Alejandro Mares. There, the focus was on potential economic and commercial cooperation that could be developed in the short term between both countries, both bilaterally and within the framework of multilateral organizations.
Caputo invited Brazilian companies to invest in gas, mining and electrical infrastructure in Argentina
Later, they held a meeting with the Minister of Planning and Budget of Brazil, Simone Nassar Tebet, where regional integration was discussed. Finally, companies and financial entities from that country were invited to invest and finance the development of gas, mining, and electric generation and transportation infrastructure in Argentina.
For his part, the Secretary of Finance, Pablo Quirno, met with the Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Nobumitsu Hayashi. JBIC authorities ratified their interest in continuing to cooperate with direct financing to Japanese companies already established in the country and attracting new investors.
In another meeting, Quirno spoke with the chief economist of the Israeli Ministry of Finance, Shmuel Abramzon about the current trade agreement between Israel and Mercosur and about Israel’s interest in increasing its investment in food imports and in the knowledge economy, especially financial services.
Source: Ambito
